• The Honda Super Cub: A Short History on the Japanese Icon

    Auto Japan

    The Honda Super Cub: A Short History on the Japanese Icon

    Undoubtedly known worldwide as the little engine that could, the Honda Cub has been synonymous with the idea of economy, design, and reliability for well over 50 years. Still in [...]

  • The Chiptune Legacy

    Japan 101

    The Chiptune Legacy

    The 1980s and early 1990s in Japan were times of great prosperity, and if anything reflected the magnitude of cash sloshing around, it was the electronics industry. As the money [...]

  • Japan 101:  From Teacher to Model

    Japan 101

    Japan 101: From Teacher to Model

    Everyone’s got to make a living. I, like most foreigners in Japan, first did it by English teaching. But after a year of calling myself a “teacher” and still not [...]

  • The Honda Super Cub: A Short History on the Japanese Icon
  • The Chiptune Legacy
  • Japan 101: From Teacher to Model

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